plainclothesmen

Variant of plainclothes man

plainclothes man definition

plain·clothes· man (plān′klōt̸hz′, -klōz′)

noun

a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
also written plainclothesman plain′·clothes′·man (-mən)

noun pl. plainclothesmen -·men (-mən)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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